NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

David Alden Cottrell, DMD

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) · Boston, MA

David Alden Cottrell, DMD is an oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) with a practice address in Boston, Massachusetts, and NPI 1821012212, issued on Jul 27, 2006. Check the license (Massachusetts 18089, as entered in NPPES) with the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the Medicare figures below come from public CMS files.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1821012212
Name
David Alden Cottrell
Credential
DMD
Primary taxonomy
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) 1223S0112X
License number
18089 MA
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
100 E Newton Street, Boston, MA 02118
Phone
(617) 638-4350
Enumerated
Jul 27, 2006
Record last updated
Jul 9, 2007 (not updated in 19 years: call before relying on the address or phone)
Fax
(617) 638-4365
Medicaid ID
0276065 MA
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20071001000605); accepts Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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Also registered at 100 E Newton Street

A shared address usually means a shared clinic or building; it does not show who employs whom.

  1. Eslam Abdelwahab, DMDDentist1447912894
  2. Hussam Batal, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1356360556
  3. Pushkar Mehra, DMDOral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist)1891714093

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  4. 4ExclusionsMedicare and Medicaid bansHHS-OIG exclusion listNot checked
  5. 5CertificationBoard certificationABMS AOA NCCPA AANPNot checked
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63% fewer Medicare Part D claims than the average oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) in 2024

150 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries, against an average of 406 among the 5,870 providers of this specialty who prescribed in Part D. 17 claims were for opioids.

  1. David Cottrell150
  2. Specialty average406

Most prescribed

  1. Amoxicillin68 claims
  2. Azithromycin17 claims

Source: CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers by Provider and Drug, 2024 (data.cms.gov). Part D covers prescriptions for Medicare patients only; drugs with fewer than 11 claims are not published.

Bills Medicare through one group practice

  1. Oral Surgery South-Qualitas, PCNorwell, MA

Source: CMS Doctors and Clinicians National Downloadable File (the group practices a clinician bills Medicare through) (data.cms.gov).

David Alden Cottrell among 280 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Massachusetts

David Alden Cottrell, DMD is one of 280 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with a practice address in Massachusetts. 64% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does. Its NPI, issued in 2006, is newer than 11% of them.

  • NPI issued2006 · 11% of these records are older, 54% newer
  • In a Medicare fileYes · 64% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 26% of these records are
  • Graduated1987 · median 2002 among the 74 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2007 · 69% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 1223S0112X and a Massachusetts practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (Dentist) providers in Massachusetts

There are 280 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records in Massachusetts.

The 8 oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) records with the nearest ZIP codes

  1. Hussam Batal, DMDBoston, MA 021181356360556
  2. Ishwar Bhatia, BDS, MDSBoston, MA 021181558524132
  3. Steven Bookless, DDSBoston, MA 021181730103128
  4. Donald Booth, DMDBoston, MA 021181528076932
  5. Radhika Chigurupati, DMDBoston, MA 021181598719056
  6. Richard Dinnocenzo, DMD MDBoston, MA 021181831109065
  7. Ruben Figueroa, DMDBoston, MA 021181952311268
  8. Charles Henry, D.D.S.Boston, MA 021181851483192

Common questions

What is David Alden Cottrell, DMD's NPI number?

David Alden Cottrell, DMD's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1821012212, issued on Jul 27, 2006. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is David Alden Cottrell, DMD located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 100 E Newton Street, Boston, MA, 02118. Phone: (617) 638-4350. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify David Alden Cottrell, DMD's license?

NPPES lists Massachusetts license number 18089, as entered by the provider. Search the Massachusetts board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

How much does David Alden Cottrell, DMD prescribe under Medicare Part D?

In 2024, David Alden Cottrell, DMD had 150 Medicare Part D claims for 97 beneficiaries; the average among oral and maxillofacial surgery (dentist) prescribers was 406. Part D covers Medicare prescriptions only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. Medicare files from data.cms.gov. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

Figures on PlainDoctor are read from the federal files each page names (CMS NPPES, Medicare Part D, MIPS, Open Payments; the HHS-OIG exclusion list only as counts) and from Census population estimates, with the file date shown beside them. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of Aug 9, 2026.